Mainland Chinese Immigration authorities are standardising their assessment regime for approving residents to settle in Hong Kong and Macau by replacing the previous points-based system with unified criteria, offering applicants more certainty.The Immigration-administration" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="44194" data-entity-type="organization">National Immigration Administration announced the new criteria on Tuesday and said it would take effect the following day.The current system calculates points based on factors such as how old an applicant is, the age of their parents or how many days they are separated from a partner already living in Hong Kong or Macau.
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TUE · 2026-06-30 · 08:24 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0630-88603
NSR-2026-0630-88603News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Mainland China revises criteria for settling in Hong Kong, Macau
Mainland Chinese immigration authorities have replaced their previous points-based system with unified criteria for approving residents to settle in Hong Kong and Macau. The National Immigration Administration announced this change on Tuesday, with the new assessment regime taking effect the following day.
Leopold ChenSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-30 · 08:24 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Mainland Chinese immigration authorities have replaced their previous points-based system with unified criteria for approving residents to settle in Hong Kong and Macau. The National Immigration Administration announced this change on Tuesday, with the new assessment regime taking effect the following day. This standardization aims to provide applicants with greater certainty regarding their settlement applications. The previous system had calculated points based on factors such as an applicant's age, their parents' age, and the duration of separation from a partner residing in Hong Kong or Macau.
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The current system calculated points based on age, parents' age, and separation from partners.
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The new criteria were announced on Tuesday and take effect the following day.
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The new criteria aim to offer applicants more certainty.
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The previous points-based system is being replaced with unified criteria.
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Mainland China is standardizing assessment criteria for approving residents to settle in Hong Kong and Macau.
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